For swanseachick

[Bathsheba]

Hi. Perhaps you can help me out? What exactly constitutes a 99 ice cream cornet in Swansea please? Thanks x

[morrisons]

Try a visit to joes they might know!

[Bathsheba]

Thanks morrisons- i'm referring to this-http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/ Question537394.html

[vivandorron]

A cornet of ice cream with a chocolate flake bar. There's no doubt in my mind and I live locally..........Ron

[Bathsheba]

Thanks Ron. Perhaps it was my Manc accent they didn't understand. Would it have been Joe's? It was in Mumbles on the front x

[Mamyalynne]

not quite on line with this thread but iwas an adult before i knew why it was called a "99" !!!

mamya

[Bathsheba]

Tee hee mamya- reminds me of a story bout me (most things do, now i think of it) -watching the wrestling on tv + them saying "seconds away, round 3"- they didn't actually mean it would be round 3 in a few seconds.............x

[bushbaby_de]

mamyalynne, why is it called a 99 then? Sounds like you might have an interesting definition! I remember reading somewhere that it was to do with the original flakes being 99mm long.

[Mamyalynne]

well the story i was told was that cadbury`s had boxes that size already in stock and yes 99mm was deemed the correct length to fit a cone too

mamya xxx

[swanseachick]

yep, bathsheba, it was Joes that you went to. Maybe they were hungover or something, coz a '99' comes with a flake everywhere that Ive been to !
Theres a better Joes ice cream parlour in Swansea itself by the crown court, if your ever back in town ! Ask for a chocolate north pole. You wont be disappointed.

[Bathsheba]

Ah there you are swanseachick! Better late than never! I'll take your advice next time I'm down there visiting my son x